Welcome back to Term 4 and what a busy term it will be.

We will kick off the term with the first Holy Spirit Catholic School

'Colour Me Crazy' Fun Run on Sunday 13th.

Our Parish Mass commences at 8:30am with families invited to join us on the back oval for the Colour Me Crazy Run from 10am. The run is a fun obstacle course, complete with colour and water hazards. Families are invited to wear old clothes (you might like to pack a towel for the trip home). All participants must wear eye protection. Colourful sunglasses are available at the office for $3.

The cost is $2 per person or $5 per family. The Holy Spirit CAFE group will host a sausage sizzle, and other sweet treats available for purchase. The Run commences at 10am from the Gazebo on the back oval and will conclude in front of the OSHC Building.

Before and After School Supervision

At times we do have visitors in our school grounds and student safety is our primary concern. Just a reminder to parents that supervision of students commences at 8am each morning.  At the end of the day, students are supervised in the Hall, at the Church or at the Gazebo on Albert Street until 3:10pm. Your assistance with this is appreciated.

to Year 6 teacher Allyson Buchanan who has been appointed Principal of St Francis Catholic School,  Hughenden in 2020.  We wish Allyson all the best in her new role. 

One of our 50 Years projects will be to place memorial pavers towards the entrance of the school. Order forms are attached to the newsletter or available from the office.

Holy Spirit Catholic School uses Flexischools ordering system.  To register, login or to place orders, please click this link:  

Flexischools

 For the new Tuckshop Menu please Click HERE!

We are open Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 8am at Tuckshop.

Your support with donations of spreads (not nut based) would be appreciated.  Donations can be dropped off at Tuckshop.

Welcome back everyone to term 4, think it will go in a blink of an eye, it's going to be a very busy term starting off with the following dates.....

Linked In Workshop – Thursday 17 October – 9.00am – 11.00am

ADF partners are invited to join us for an information session about creating and managing your own LinkedIn profile. LinkedIn is a business and employment-oriented social networking service. It is becoming increasingly popular as a tool for employers seeking to recruit new staff. Come along for coffee and a biscuit, and learn tips and tricks for using LinkedIn to help with your career.

This event is not suitable for children.

Click here to register

Thinking about Study? RSL Queensland Scholarships Information session – Thursday 17 October - 11.00 am – 12.00pm

Where: DCO Townsville, Nathan Business Centre, 340 Ross River Rd, Cranbrook

When: Thursday 17 October from 11.00am – 12.00pm

Click here to register

Disaster Ready Day – 3 November

The cyclone season is from 1 November – 30 April. Learn how to prepare for a natural disaster at this free community event.

Come to Disaster Ready Day for demonstrations on sandbagging and emergency repairs to windows, get to know your storm tide zone, and find out what to do in a disaster situation. Visit over 30 exhibitors and pick up a few giveaways along the way. Stay for the food stalls and free kids amusements!

Visit disaster.townsville.qld.gov.au, Townsville's one-stop shop for critical information about the local area in times of disaster.

Are you disaster ready?

Is your family on the move to your next posting? Stay connected with DCO

The best way to connect with your new community is to link with your local DCO office. Visit the DCO website to access local area information and services available in your new locality.

To keep up to date with events and activities in your region, contact your local office and request to be added to their mailing list. Follow the link below, to get in touch with your local DCO office.

More info: http://www.defence.gov.au/DCO/Community/default.asp

Sunbus would like to remind parents/guardians that the Department of Transport and Main Roads and Sunbus remove any student who has moved address or school during 2019 and  will therefore not automatically receive a 2020 bus pass.

You will also need to reapply if the student is moving from year 6 to a separate High School.

To re-register students in 2020 please either:

• Contact Sunbus – 4771 9802
• Download an application from the website – http://www.sunbus.com.au/townsville/school-bus/#application-information
• Ask your school bus driver for an application form
• Come into the Sunbus depot at 451-459 Woolcock Street – take the service road to the left of the Welcome to Townsville sign (heading into town). Just past Hastings Deering, take the first long driveway on the left

Forms can be returned as follows:

• Sunbus PO Box 546 Aitkenvale QLD 4814
• Handed to school bus driver
• Scanned or photographed (pages 1-3 only) and emailed: tsvschoolsadmin@tagroup.net.au
• Safety Net forms must have copy of CURRENT signed Health Care, Pension, Veterans Affairs Card – front and back attached.

NOT DISTANCE ELIGIBLE?

If your address is ineligible for a distance bus and you have either a Health Care, Pension or Veterans Affairs Pensioner card you may be eligible under the Safety Net scheme. Please contact Sunbus to discuss.

Don’t have a concession card? Students can still be issued with a part bus pass – just download a bus Travel Assistance form as above. 

PREPAYING PART PASSES

For students who pay a fare to travel to and from school Parents/Guardians can now prepay fares for a minimum of ten weeks. Only weekly fares are eligible as this is not a tap and go system.

Parents are advised that should a student misplace a topped-up bus pass Sunbus are unable to provide a replacement card or refund any outstanding monies loaded onto the bus pass, unless the student is either changing schools, address or leaving Townsville. In which case, the card must be returned to Sunbus.

TOUGH TIMES? MAKE TIME TO TALK

New research published in US journal Pediatrics says that even kids having difficulties at home are more likely to care about schoolwork and homework if they have a sympathetic, caring parent. Children who had some type of difficulty at home were also only half as likely to need to repeat a grade when they had at least one adult they could really talk to.

Caring adults can make all the difference to how children cope with less-than-ideal circumstances at home, whether financial or personal issues are at play. To get tips and strategies on helping kids through tough times, you can do Triple P Online, or face-to-face – and right now, it’s free in Queensland!  For more information, go to: www.triplep-parenting.net  

Plenary Council 2020

The Plenary Council invites people to continue to participate in the journey towards the Council sessions in 2020 and 2021. The “Listening and Discernment” phase recently opened, and a guide has been developed to encourage groups to take part in communal discernment on the National Themes for Discernment. Learn more about the Christian practice of discernment and download the guide, “Let’s Listen and Discern”, at www.plenarycouncil.catholic.org.au

Ordination of Emene Kelemete

Bishop Tim Harris would like to invite you to attend the Ordination to the Priesthood of Deacon Emene Kelemete on Thursday 31^st of October from 7pm. The Ordination will take place at the Edmund Rice Hall at Ignatius Park College, Ross River Road. There is ample parking in the Holy Spirit Parish Car Park, Ignatius Park College car park and on Ross River Road and Albert Street. There will be light refreshments afterwards. All are welcome to attend.

Understanding the Rite of Ordination

Anointing of the Hands: After the investiture, the newly ordained priest kneels before the Bishop who anoints his hands with Sacred Chrism. In the baptismal rite, the newly baptised is anointed on the forehead as a sign of being united with Jesus, priest, prophet, and king. In Confirmation, the confirmand is anointed on the forehead as a ‘sealing with the Holy Spirit.’ Sacred Chrism is also used to anoint the walls and altar during the Dedication of a Church and Altar. In the Ordination of a Bishop, he is anointed on the head as a sign of his distinctive sharing in the headship of Christ over the Church. Priests are anointed on their hands as a sign of their distinctive sharing in Christ’s Priesthood by which they offer the sacrifice of the Mass.

Extra Ordinary Month of Mission

Next weekend our Parish will be holding the annual Catholic Mission Church Appeal. This year we are invited to partner with the Church in Ghana, as they provide ongoing protection and development of children who are vulnerable.

In line with traditional beliefs, in parts of Ghana, children born with a disability, or whose mother passes during childbirth, are considered to be ‘spiritchildren’, and thus at risk of being harmed or killed. The Church in Ghana is dedicated to protecting these children and educating families to ensure every child has a chance to live a full life. Next week you will learn more about Sister Stan and the Nazareth Home for God’s Children, which is leading these efforts in the diocese of Yendi.

You will be offered the opportunity to personally partner with the Church in Ghana as a monthly giving partner, with all gifts specifically directed to life-saving projects for children in need – please come prepared to give generously.

FREECALL: 1800 257 296 or www.catholicmission.org.au/ghana

Making Sense of Suffering

“A journey on healing the wound of suffering to the fount of Healing” Presented by Fr Dave Tremble mgl. Friday 25^th October 7pm & Saturday 26^th October 9am – 5pm. BYO shared lunch Saturday at the Mater Conference Centre

For more information contact: Rosalie Totorico 0400 708 327

Flyer - https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B7a9XQ-3WJ9FWmFrcjZ4X2szMmN1N3BLQ2p1cVBFQ2ViQ2dr

Natalie Arnel

(School Psychologist)

narnel4@hsstsv.catholic.edu.au

All uniform supplies are available at The School Locker, Domain Central (close to Bunnings).

Phone 1800 826 155

The School Locker

Uniform days for students:

Monday and Wednesday - Formal uniform
Tuesday and Thursday - Sports uniform
Friday - own choice
Senior shirts may be worn on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

Parents, it is essential that you advise the office if your child is going to be absent. This can be done by emailing absent@hsstsv.catholic.edu.au or via the compass app.